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[Stephen1981]

been having having sevre long load times after a hr or 2 hours of play times. been wanting to play the game some more just the long load times makes it unplayable.  here are my system specs.

windows xp SP 3
4 gigas of ram
nvidia 9500 GT vidoe card
AMD phenom quad core 2.3 GHZ

[Meggor]

Yes those load times are painfully long.

Same was the case with The Witcher (good RPG) which also was runing on the Neverwinter Nights game machine (motor?).

A patch fixed this so load times for zones was reduced to 20% of what they were in the release version.

Maybe devs at Bioware should humbly ask the Witcher dev team how they did accomplish that?

[Dissentience]

Stephen1981 wrote...

been having having sevre long load times after a hr or 2 hours of play times. been wanting to play the game some more just the long load times makes it unplayable.  here are my system specs.

windows xp SP 3
4 gigas of ram
nvidia 9500 GT vidoe card
AMD phenom quad core 2.3 GHZ

Why are you using a DX 9-only OS with a DX 10 video card?

[Titius.Vibius]

Because XP only supports DX9, duh! As for the Phenom part, did you try using the fix stickied? Affinity by JhironGhrad is somewhat revolutionary.

[Sainta117]

Meggor, the word you're looking for is "engine." That said, I agree wholeheartedly with you on both points.

[Dissentience]

Titius.Vibius wrote...

Because XP only supports DX9, duh!

Uh, what? That's exactly what I said.

[Realmjumper]

Dissentience wrote...

Stephen1981 wrote...

been having having sevre long load times after a hr or 2 hours of play times. been wanting to play the game some more just the long load times makes it unplayable.  here are my system specs.

windows xp SP 3
4 gigas of ram
nvidia 9500 GT vidoe card
AMD phenom quad core 2.3 GHZ

Why are you using a DX 9-only OS with a DX 10 video card?

That won't increase load times though, DX 9 is much faster than DX 10 with everything enabled. Try clearing out your temporary internet files and temp folder. Anything that will make your hard drive faster will help. Make sure you got a couple gigs of free hard drive space.

Also if you are having longer load times the more you play that is a memory issue. It can happen with any game not just DA. Restarting your computer will help. Also I just noticed your video card. I definitely recommend you upgrade as soon as possible. My personal recommendation if you have a PCi Express slot is the Radeon 4870.


http://www.gpureview...1=574&card2=564


Just make sure you got a good enough supply to handle it. That might mean buying one with 4 +12 volt rails minimum. Otherwise just get a Geforce 9800 GT or GTX.

Make sure you got a good enough power supply, upgrading to a stronger video card might require one depending on what you have hooked up. I got this one and I recommend it totally.

http://www.newegg.co...9-006-_-Product

It handles a Q6600, 3GB Ballistix Ram, 2 DVD drives, HDD, memory, motherboard, 4 case fans, and much more.

[Dissentience]

I never said that using a DX9-only card will increase load times, I just don't understand why he'd use a DX9-only OS with a DX10-capable card.

[Buckin Bundy]

Which Phenom are you running? If it is a 9500 or a 9600 try the fix here, it worked wonders for me: http://social.biowar...58/index/156838



If you are running a 9550 or 9650 or a Phenom II, that fix shouldn't apply to you and I suggest trying the processor affinity fix that has been suggested in other threads.

[Realmjumper]

Interesting so it's not a memory leak but a processor problem. Make sure to follow the instructions to the letter to avoid any complications.

[Stephen1981]

not willing to put windows vista on my system to use dx10 that is why

[jercrow]

As a side note, be aware that the affinity trick is NOT a "FIX." It is a potential workaround that works for some system set-ups, but not others. I, unfortunately, am in the 'does not work' column.

[Buckin Bundy]

Stephen1981 wrote...

not willing to put windows vista on my system to use dx10 that is why

So get Windows 7. Much better than Vista, better than XP ever was. And you'd already be ready for DX11.

[Yard Waste]

Dissentience wrote...

I never said that using a DX9-only card will increase load times, I just don't understand why he'd use a DX9-only OS with a DX10-capable card.

Because most people believe that Vista is junk and never upgraded. 7 is new and has yet to be proven.

[ZootCadillac]

Yard Waste wrote...

Dissentience wrote...

I never said that using a DX9-only card will increase load times, I just don't understand why he'd use a DX9-only OS with a DX10-capable card.

Because most people believe that Vista is junk and never upgraded. 7 is new and has yet to be proven.

That's nonsense. Vista is very capable. It had some early issues. Win 7 is Vista, it's just the Vista that M$ was not ready to releae when they put out Vista. It's just a huge service patch but Vista had been so tarnished that they dropped the name.
The reason for this is because enterprise ( which is most of the income for OS an M$ would not take up Vista )
You don't think it odd tat Vista took 10 years and Win 7 was done and dusted in two? It's the same OS.
Also Win 7 is not new, I've had it on 3 machines for over a year. (I may be a tech subscriber and M$ beta tester but It does not alter the fact that Win 7 has been public ready for over 7 months )


I think it is a valid point. Why put a DX10 card in a system running an obsolete OS?
If you insist upon doing it then do a little research and get DX10 running in XP ( this is quite feasible. DX10 was crippled to Vista as a means to make people upgrade, it works perfectly on XP if you are willing to do a bit of work for it )

To say 'most people' think anything about anything is dramatic bull**** based on ignorance.

[Dateranoth]

ZootCadillac wrote...

Yard Waste wrote...

Dissentience wrote...

I never said that using a DX9-only card will increase load times, I just don't understand why he'd use a DX9-only OS with a DX10-capable card.

Because most people believe that Vista is junk and never upgraded. 7 is new and has yet to be proven.

That's nonsense. Vista is very capable. It had some early issues. Win 7 is Vista, it's just the Vista that M$ was not ready to releae when they put out Vista. It's just a huge service patch but Vista had been so tarnished that they dropped the name.
The reason for this is because enterprise ( which is most of the income for OS an M$ would not take up Vista )
You don't think it odd tat Vista took 10 years and Win 7 was done and dusted in two? It's the same OS.
Also Win 7 is not new, I've had it on 3 machines for over a year. (I may be a tech subscriber and M$ beta tester but It does not alter the fact that Win 7 has been public ready for over 7 months )

Amen!  Ever put XP sucks into google?  Tons of people hated XP when it came out.  Vista just got off on the wrong foot and never recovered... It's amazing what PR will do to an OS.

EDIT: And in relation to the thread I highly suggest trying the Phenom Fix listed in the Sticky FAQ if you are running one of the affected Phenoms

Modifié par Dateranoth, 18 novembre 2009 - 01:41 .

[ZootCadillac]

Dateranoth wrote...


Amen!  Ever put XP sucks into google?  Tons of people hated XP when it came out.  Vista just got off on the wrong foot and never recovered... It's amazing what PR will do to an OS.

EDIT: And in relation to the thread I highly suggest trying the Phenom Fix listed in the Sticky FAQ if you are running one of the affected Phenoms

I'd go further. I can recall being at university when win 95 came out. There was chaos and a lot of hate. Win 98 was a godsend but also I can remember the XP uptake being extremely slow because when win98 was finally fixed it was beautifully stable.
Some people don't like new and people scared of a risk or unsure of their ability to manage a few simple tasks should things need fixing will always cling to the old and comfortable things.
Sure people can hold on to XP if they wish but it's an obsolete and unsupported OS that is nowhere near as capable and stable as Win 7. ( and you can take that from years of testing for M$) so I wish the ones holding out the best of luck as more and more games are out of their reach in the next 2 years.

[Bridgemaniac]

jercrow wrote...

As a side note, be aware that the affinity trick is NOT a "FIX." It is a potential workaround that works for some system set-ups, but not others. I, unfortunately, am in the 'does not work' column.

Same here, suffering from stuttering video and horrendous load times I have an intel quad core 6600 and proc affinity did nothing.  Thankfully I have a dual core laptop that doen't expierence any of those issues but I have to play with the graphics dialed almost all the way down at 1280x800, sucks tbh.  I would like to at least hear about some work being done on the issue.

[AngelofDeth99]

ZootCadillac wrote...

Yard Waste wrote...

Dissentience wrote...

I never said that using a DX9-only card will increase load times, I just don't understand why he'd use a DX9-only OS with a DX10-capable card.

Because most people believe that Vista is junk and never upgraded. 7 is new and has yet to be proven.

That's nonsense. Vista is very capable. It had some early issues. Win 7 is Vista, it's just the Vista that M$ was not ready to releae when they put out Vista. It's just a huge service patch but Vista had been so tarnished that they dropped the name.
The reason for this is because enterprise ( which is most of the income for OS an M$ would not take up Vista )
You don't think it odd tat Vista took 10 years and Win 7 was done and dusted in two? It's the same OS.
Also Win 7 is not new, I've had it on 3 machines for over a year. (I may be a tech subscriber and M$ beta tester but It does not alter the fact that Win 7 has been public ready for over 7 months )


I think it is a valid point. Why put a DX10 card in a system running an obsolete OS?
If you insist upon doing it then do a little research and get DX10 running in XP ( this is quite feasible. DX10 was crippled to Vista as a means to make people upgrade, it works perfectly on XP if you are willing to do a bit of work for it )

To say 'most people' think anything about anything is dramatic bull**** based on ignorance.

Its not a valid point imo. Whether he is running DX10 (software) or not is not really relevant. Todays DX10 cards outperform yesterdays DX9 cards, whether they are running DX9 or DX10 code. Maybe he doesn't like Vista/7, maybe he doesn't ahve the money, or doesn't want to spend the money. Who cares? It has nothing to do with the problem(s) he is having.

[mufuti7]

Dissentience wrote...

I never said that using a DX9-only card will increase load times, I just don't understand why he'd use a DX9-only OS with a DX10-capable card.

Please name one game he could play in Dx10 mode and make use of his 9500GT while keeping a stable framerate ab ove 10fps.

Stupid ...sorry, unnecessary question.

I am experiencing longer loading times myself but after 2 hrs it is not that bad. After 5 hours of playing which I rarely do ( even though I am on vacation still...grrr) I close the game and reload, fixed it for me so far.

[Titius.Vibius]

When playing DAO, I now keep a timer for two hours which informs me to quit after two hours and relaunch DAO, its silly I know.

[Realmjumper]

There is a fix posted for you if you want to try it.

[Malv0lio]

The above stated are good fixes for many issues but not always the case.



I have a defragged hard drive, cleared temporary files, and more than enough power. And still the longer I play the longer the load times get. I do not get these issues with the vast array of PC games I play or it is not as evident in them.



I think it boils down to the game itself.





Specs

Processor: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

Mobo: EVGA E758-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58

Memory: 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Video Card:EVGA GeForce GTX 275 896MB

Audio:X-fi Xtreme Gamer

HDD:Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64